E12 5NR Newham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Little Ilford. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Newham in 2026-27: Band D £1,944 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,296 | £1,512 | £1,728 | £1,944 | £2,376 | £2,808 | £3,240 | £3,888 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (66% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land between Mill Road & the Railway Line Ilford, permissioned (410 m)
- Land between Mill Road & the Railway Line Ilford, permissioned (410 m)
- 24-34 Sixth Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 5PP: up to 7 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- 24-34 Sixth Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 5PP, permissioned (410 m)
- The Victoria Cross, Jack Cornwell Street, Manor Park, London, E12 5NN: up to 10 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- The Victoria Cross, Jack Cornwell Street, Manor Park, London, E12 5NN: up to 10 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- 2A Michigan Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 5JD: up to 9 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Britainnia Music - 60-70 Roden Street and land between Chapel Road and Roden Street, Ilford, permissioned (470 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 46 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 46 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 46 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ilford 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m |
| Manor Park 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Woodgrange Park 939,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | East Ham Underground Station | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Dersingham Avenue Little Ilford | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Park View Road (N17) Tottenham Hale | 9.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Barking Riverside Pier Creekmouth | 5.8 km |
| Car parks | London Road Multi Storey Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 5.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 37.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Manor Park Practice | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bell Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 800 m |
| Hospital | East Ham Memorial Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Seven Kings Police | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Manor Park Service Station Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Little Ilford Park 10 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wanstead Flats 164 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Uphall Recreation Ground 7,180 m² | 630 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,110 m² | 480 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 177 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chapel, Ilford Hospital of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m north-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel, Ilford Hospital of St Mary and St Thomas of Canterbury | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m south |
| City of London Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 920 m north-west |
| Valentines Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km north |
| Maritime Greenwich | World Heritage Site | 9.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| Perch Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Rook Island | Island | 2.1 km north-west |
| Heronry Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north-west |
| Lincoln Island | Island | 2.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 49 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 51 |
51 of the postcode's 51 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 39% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.